Lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Chew for 5 hours in a high-stakes hearing about the app
Both Republicans and Democrats expressed deep skepticism that the company won't share U.S. user data with the Chinese government.
Politics & Government
The investigations and potential charges that Trump is facing
As a Manhattan grand jury hears evidence about former President Donald Trump's involvement in a hush-money arrangement, he also faces scrutiny in other probes that could come with potential charges.
Congress grills TikTok's CEO about security of user data
Lawmakers hear from the CEO of TikTok as the threat that the app will be banned grows larger.
12 years after combat operations ceased, U.S Senate debates ending Iraq War
Twenty years after the first bombs dropped on Baghdad, the U.S. Senate is set to repeal the war authorization for the 2003 Iraq war.
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines to seek seventh term in 2024
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines, a Democrat, has been in office since 2001. He hasn’t been seriously challenged since.
South Carolina's comptroller quits after a $3.5 billion accounting error
Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after scrutiny of his performance following the blunder in a year-end financial report.
New York DA investigating Trump calls GOP requests 'unprecedented' and 'unlawful'
Three Republican House chairmen had demanded communications, testimony and documents related to the investigation of the former president.
It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that's only the start
Powerful artificial intelligence tools that can create video, audio, text and pictures are raising fears the technology will supercharge disinformation and propaganda by bad actors.
In fight over key surveillance law, officials look to sway congressional skeptics
A fight looms over warrantless collection of communication of foreigners overseas.
It's not just Adderall: The number of drugs in short supply rose by 30% last year
A total of 295 types of drugs — everything from sedatives to children's flu medicine — were in short supply in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security.